Fang Weihao Appointed Interim Chairman and CEO of Ping An Good Doctor Following Leadership Transition

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) has learned that on May 15, Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR”) issued an announcement stating that, due to personal reasons of Mr. Wang Tao, the Board of Directors decided to remove him from his positions as Chairman of the Board, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. On the same day, the Board appointed Mr. Fang Weihao as Executive Director, Interim Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Fang Weihao, 47, holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He currently serves as Co-Chairman and CEO of Ping An HealthCare Technology and Chairman and CEO of Ping An Leasing. With extensive experience in corporate management, finance, and particularly medical technology, Mr. Fang has demonstrated exceptional strategic leadership and delivered outstanding performance contributions.Mr. Fang joined Ping An Group in August 2012 and played a key role in establishing Ping An Leasing. He strategically positioned the company to capture growth in vertical sectors such as automotive financing, health screening centers, and micro- and small-enterprise leasing, driving steady asset growth and securing the company’s position among the industry’s top tier. In the healthcare sector, he has actively implemented Ping An Group’s “Healthcare Ecosystem” strategy by establishing Ping An Health (Screening) Centers. These centers pioneered a third-party medical service model in China that integrates diagnostic imaging, medical laboratory testing, and precision examinations into a “trinity” framework, thereby facilitating the effective implementation of the national hierarchical diagnosis and treatment policy.

In early 2019, Fang Weihao assumed the roles of Co-Chairman and CEO of Ping An Health Technology, leading the team to gradually establish distinctive core competencies driven by technology, empowered by data, and grounded in insurance expertise, medical ecosystem integration, and financial services. The company achieved multiple breakthroughs, including successfully winning bids for the National Healthcare Security Administration’s Healthcare Security Information Platform projects—specifically the “Macro-Decision Big Data Application Subsystem” and the “Operation Monitoring Subsystem”—as well as provincial and municipal healthcare security platform construction projects in Shandong, Hebei, and Qingdao. By the end of 2019, Ping An Health Technology’s various business lines had covered more than 200 cities across China, serving over 800 million insured individuals.

Mr. Fang Weihao holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from Beijing Institute of Technology, an MBA from China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from Xi’an Jiaotong University. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Far East Horizon Limited and Deputy General Manager of Sinochem International Tendering Co., Ltd. In recognition of his efforts and achievements in business innovation, Mr. Fang was honored with the “Shanghai Leading Financial Talent” award by the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Shanghai Financial Work Committee.

PINGAN GOOD DOCTOR stated that the company has mature corporate governance and a comprehensive operational management decision-making mechanism, and that changes in management will not affect the company’s normal operations and management. As China’s largest internet healthcare service platform, the company leverages its extensive experience in operating internet healthcare platforms and powerful artificial intelligence technology to sustain positive performance momentum, with all business segments demonstrating robust growth. As a key member of Ping An Group’s healthcare ecosystem, the company will, under the leadership of its newly appointed Chairman, seize significant development opportunities in the internet healthcare industry, further integrate the closed loop of Ping An’s healthcare ecosystem, provide users with integrated online-to-offline healthcare services, and achieve long-term, sustainable, and healthy development.